On Easter, we spontaneously decided to transition Avery from her crib to the daybed version of her crib. (We have the 3 in on. 1-Crib, 2-Daybed, 3-Headboard and Footboard to a full size bed.) I don't exactly know why we did this. Avery hadn't tried climbing ou of her crib, she slept through the night.....
The first three nights in the daybed were complete hell! She would jump on her bed, jump off of her bed and eventually would fall off of the bed in the middle of the night. So, we decided to move her into a full size bed. I figured if she had to transition again, it might kill us. (Or I'd be bald from pulling my hair out.)
She did MUCH better in the full size bed. She was a little scared, but we put on bed rails on each side of the bed and surrounded her in fluffy pillows. She slept great for about a week. A WEEK!
She now cannot go to bed unless one of us is laying next to her. Plus she wakes up 2-3 times a night to have one of us come lay with her again. We were pretty sick for about two weeks, so I figured it had something to do with that. Nope!
On Monday night, Nick spent about an hour and fifteen minutes trying to lay next to her and get her to sleep. Something clicked in both of us and we decided to let her cry it out. We have never seen (or heard) such a tantrum from a child. She overturned tables in her room, threw blankets and dolls everywhere and was wailing at the top of her lungs. We couldn't help but laugh at this behaviour! After an hour of this, we went in and layed next to her. She was out in fiteen minutes.
Last night we tried it a little differently. We did our bedtime routine: bath, brush teeth, jammies and read a bedtime story. We kissed her good night and shut her door. TANTRUM of THE CENTURY numero dos. Holy cow this kid is persistent. She did the tantrum ALL over again! An hour later, I was laying next to her in her bed...AGAIN!
She got me up three times in the middle of the night. I was so tired I ended up sleeping in her bed!!
ANYONE have any advice or ideas on what I should do???
(I'm not trying to scare any of my friends who haven't transitioned yet! Avery is super stubborn like her DAD!)
Battle Number 2:
The binky! Should I say more?
Avery has been attached to this thing since she was an hour old! I swear! She had head trauma from her delivery and the nurses said that the binky was a Godsend and it would help soothe her.
Well I listened to their advice until last week.
I had grown so tired of the binky that I would get annoyed anytime Avery had it in her mouth. I didn't want to get rid of it until I knew she was ready. This thing was with us 24 hours a day! I always had to have a back up or I would get a melt down from Avery.
We were sick last week and I knew we wouldn't be leaving the house anytime soon, so I cut the nipple on the binky. Avery kept saying 'YUCK" everytime she'd put it in her mouth. For the entire week, I would cut a bit more every day. It is now a nup, if that! She never had a meltdown over it! Shocking!
We left the house for the first time over the weekend and had to travel in the car. This was the true test. Luckily, she passed out on the way to Logan. We were in the clear. We slept in a hotel and she only needed it in her hand. Sweet! I can live with that! Then on the way home, she had a meltdown! She wanted that damn binky. She cried and cried from Logan until Ogden. We stopped for a bday party and she did great there. And then she cried in the car from Ogden to Bountiful. OYE!!!!
I'm trying to decide if I should just yank it from her entirely. Or if I should let her hold it in her hands. (Atleast until battle number 1 is solved!)
Battle Number 3:
Temper Tantrums!
Man, I never knew the true meaning of the terrible two's until this week! This kid knows how to push each button! On both her mommy and daddy. Time outs are not working! I'm going to leave it at that.
Battle Number 4:
Avery's finger is constantly in her nose. EEEEEWWWW!!! Before we had Midge, I always told Nick I did not want a buger kid. I hated the thought of snot, bugers and nose picking. I think I jinxed myself!! Avery is obsessed with having her finger stuck in her nostril. I know she doesn't fully comprehend what she is doing, but it is yucky!!
Can you tell we are struggling a bit this week? Good thing we love this kid more than we could ever express! She has been a lot of fun during the day. We have the funniest conversations and she talks to her baby like I talk to her. Night time is the hardest. Cross your fingers that we find some solutions soon! Have I mentioned I can't wait for Avery to start Pre School in August!!! :)
